BOSTON – The Northeastern men's basketball team returns to the Cabot Center for its home opener on Tuesday night against Harvard. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on NESN and FloCollege.
 
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
 
1. SERIES HISTORY VS. HARVARD
Northeastern and Harvard are meeting for the 63rd time, with the Crimson holding a 42-20 advantage in the series. NU has won each of the last two meetings, and four of the last five in Boston.
 
Last season in Cambridge, NU used a hot start to the second half to turn a seven-point halftime lead into a double-digit advantage that they never relinquished. Northeastern's lead grew to as many as 24 points late in the game before the Huskies emptied the bench down the stretch.
 
2. HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN
Since the 2014-15 season, the Huskies are 31-10 (.756) at home vs. non-conference opponents. Northeastern has five home games on the non-conference slate, the most since the 2021-22 season.
 
3. RASHAD 1KING 
Graduate student Rashad King was named to the Preseason All-CAA First Team at the league's annual media day. King, who spent his first three seasons at Northeastern, transferred to LSU for the 2025-26 campaign before returning to the Huskies for his final year of eligibility. He is the first Husky to earn preseason first team honors since Vasa Pusica in 2018.
 
The Evans, Ga. native is 21 points away from becoming the 43rd player to reach 1000 career points at Northeastern, thanks in part to a game-high 26 points at No. 9/10 Virginia last weekend, the most points for a Husky against a ranked opponent in more than 30 years:
    • 35 by Reggie Lewis vs. No. 15 Oklahoma (Mar. 13, 1986)
    • 32 by Reggie Lewis vs. No. 2 Louisville (Nov. 28, 1986)
    • 30 by Reggie Lewis vs. No. 19 Maryland (Nov. 23, 1985)
    • 29 by Reggie Lewis vs. No. 10 Iowa (Nov. 30, 1986)
    • 26 by Rashad King vs. No. 9 Virginia (Nov. 6, 2026)
    • 26 by Dexter Jenkins vs. No. 8 Indiana (Nov. 23, 1990)
    • 26 by Maurice Brighthaupt vs. No. 8 Indiana (Nov. 23, 1990)